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Thanks for the link! Wow! At least it held water in the end, that sounds like a pain o: That's true. I think I'll go ahead and get the 20g long when its on sale, and reseal the 20g tall for future use. Thanks guys :)

I resealed a 55 too! Fumes and silicon everywhere, not a great time :P I heard that petco is starting their Dollar-per-Gallon sale on Oct. 7th, I may go ahead and get the 20g long. Maybe I'll just set the 20g tall aside for now, and reseal it when I need it. I wish I could get a larger tank, but...

That was a long nap :P Ronan, as of now: Magnus, as of now: I'd say they've recovered entirely.

Pardon the graininess, my hand, and the towel. I’m descaling and cleaning the 20 gallon tall for my two bettas (divided tank, not together!), but I noticed something odd in the seals. It looks like the silicon is receding? I can pull up the silicon with my fingernail almost anywhere I want...

Do you know the hardness of your water?

Still trying to regain sleep and get back into my usual routine after being out for work, so no pictures today. I came back home to very wiggly bettas! I'd say both of them have recovered from their buoyancy issues, have a little new growth on their tails, and have learned to hold all of their...

Still trying to regain sleep and get back into my usual routine after being out for work, so no pictures today. The LFS had no aponogeton or mystery snails, so I just bought four nerite snails. One zebra, and three tiretrack. Pam has friends! We've got diatoms. :c I know I should expect them...

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Those plants look great!

No worries about the wait. c: Those are great shots, and he's beautiful!

I'm sorry for your loss :( Like you said before, her days with you were much more comfortable than her original surroundings. Got any pictures of him?

Ronan, suddenly photogenic! He's perked up a lot: Magnus, not a great picture, but the camera flash was stressing him. Taken with the lamp that's over their aquarium: Both of the bettas have flared. Magnus gets very (very) angry, Ronan just sort of side-eyes his reflection. I switched them...

The aponogeton has taken off! Much better than the softwater growth.

That's true!

I don't know what to do, sorry. :( I've heard that once the pineconing is on both sides, the fish is too far to treat, but that may just be a myth.

I'm so sorry! How bad is the pineconing right now? EDIT: I've never had a fish recover from dropsy, but other people might have. Posting in the Tropical Fish Emergencies might help.

I moved the large Pothos in beside the smaller one, hopefully those will take off. After a water change, everybody went in, the Multis, 6 danios (my mother really likes them, so they have to stay), and Pam, my ancient nerite snail. It was an adventure that I never want to do ever again, and...

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Beautiful, once again! How tall is the blue stricta now?

Nice! What's in the fifth picture?

he peeks

That's very true! I'll try my best to not be horribly pessimistic and remember that :lol: Surprising me is exactly what he's doing! o: He's an odd fish: he swims as fast as he can down to the bottom of the tank, then rests for so long that I think he's dead, then lunges back up and does the...

Heaters are in! I don't think one works (shame on me for being cheap), so I put a spare 50W in there (after I took the above picture) to keep things running. It's sitting at 79 F, which is right where I want it. I moved my poor Aponogeton from the 90gal into there. Hopefully it doesn't get too...

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Her mouth does look much better! The growth on her fins is a little hard to tell, but if it's fin rot, it's very little.

It could be a growth, either a cyst or a tumor by what I can see. Usually a fish can still have good quality of life with a tumor. Has his behaviour changed? Does it look cauliflower-esque?

Could you get a picture of the new growth? It could be healthy new fin, but it might be worth a look just in case. Same as before, clean water is the best first step towards recovery. The Kanaplex should help out any damage as well. Her change in behaviour and colour sounds like she's making...

Thank you! I wouldn't say completely back to life, but I really hope they'll be at decent health someday. c: Thanks! I did a small water change and added a couple more leaf pieces. The tank has tannins already, surprisingly! My mother hates the look of tannins, so I haven't had the chance to...

I should have a decent shell bed after I move the shells from the 20 gallon over. c:

It could just be age, but a more experienced member might have better advice. If she gets worse, you may get more answers by posting a separate thread in Tropical Discussion, or if things are really bad, Tropical Fish Emergencies.

Update from today: Red is definitely improving, his buoyancy issues are not as pronounced, and his colours are beginning to come in. He's busy exploring the tank right now. I'm thinking of naming him Magnus. "Red" doesn't really fit him anyway, he's more of a burgundy. ("fun" fact, my relative...

(Apologies if this thread gets photo heavy. The post below was supposed to be posted yesterday, but my neighbor's fireworks weren't as loud as I thought, and I had some issues uploading pictures. Hopefully everything works now.) The same relative I got the 55 gallon aquarium from also had three...

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That's what I used under the rocks I have right now. I'd just rather be cautious, a tank breaking is one of my worst fears with this hobby. I also don't have any other large rocks that look like the ones I have now, but if I did, I'd love to make a large rock scape.

Sorry about all the picture trouble! I hope I got everything fixed. Here's a picture, nothing much to update. The tank has definitely cleared.

Welcome to TFF! c: Could you give us the exact water levels?

Could you post the exact water specs? What sort of bread things? Sorry if I'm completely forgetting something obvious. Is the tank heated?

Welcome to TFF! It's great that you're taking the right steps now c: I remember my past attempts at fishkeeping, with carnival fish and bowled bettas... not fun days, looking back.

I'll have to fix it in the morning, I lost my uploaded photos. Sorry about that!